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HEATING APPARATUS.

Patented June 12, 1894.

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EDVARD R, SOLEA, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ISAAC F. ROE, OF SAME PLACE.

HEATING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 521,348, dated June 12, 1 894.

Application tiled December 1,1893. Serial No. 492,432. (No model.)

To LEZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD R. SOLEAU, a

ycitizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in HeatingApparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My present invention relates to a new and useful hot water heater for general heating purposes, which may also be used as asteam generator, the invention having for its obj ect to facilitate the heating of the water in a very eifectual manner.

The invention therefore consists in novel features of construction and improvements hereinafterdescribed and finally embodied in the clauses of the claim.

The invention furthermore consists in the general arrangement and construction of sections of pipes and headers, adapted to be placed side by'side and connected one with the other, whereby a heater is the result, which can be made up of any number of such sections to suit the requirements of the building to be heated.

The invention further consists in the general arrangement and construction of parts and of the piping for the purpose of hastening the heating process and causingan increased circulation of water.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying sheets of drawings, in which-n Figure l is a front view of the water heater. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the same, taken on line x in Fig. 4. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section of the heater, and Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same, both of said last-named views clearly illustrating the general arrangement of the heating sections comprising the heater. Fig. 5 is a view similar to that illustrated in Fig. 3, with slight modifications in the pipes and the addition of a steam dome, whereby the heater Fig. 6 is a longitudinal vertical section, and Fig. 7 is an end viewof aheader of aslightly moditledform of construction from that illustrated in Figs.

2, 3 and 4. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal vertical` section of two fittings used in connection with the heater sections, and a slip-nipple, illustrating one manner of connecting two of such sections, and Fig. 9 is a vertical section, taken on line y in said Fig. 8.

Similar letters of reference are employed in each of the said above described views to indicate corresponding parts.

' I preferably construct my novel form of heating apparatus in a rectangular form, as illustrated in the drawings, within a suitable setting of brick', provided at the front with an iron front plate.

In said drawings,aindicates the brick wall, which, as will be seen from the several figures of the drawings, forms the back and sides of the heater, being provided with a suitable iron front plate b, while the setting for the heater may be provided with.a bridge wall a', if desired, which has many advantages as will be more fully stated hereinafter. Said plate b is provided with the usual form of doors or openings, and is secured to the front of the brick setting by suitable anchor bolts a2, as will be seen from Figs. 1, 2 and 3, whereby the said front wall can be easily and quickly removed when it is desired to clean or repair the heating apparatus within the brick wall.

A is the ycombustion chamber, a3 the ashpit and a4 is the smoke pipe, which is preferably placed in the rear wall, as shown in Fig. 4, but may be arranged in any other convenient position. Said smoke-pipe. is provided with a damper a5, substantially as shown.

Within the combustion chamber I-arrange i the heating apparatus, which comprises therein any suitable number of heating sections C. The sections, as shown, consist essentially of a series of T-fittings c, each provided with a screw-threaded throat c', and having perforated lugs or ears o2 at the ends and on opposite sides of said fittings. Any number of such fittings c are placed end to end, as illustrated in Figs. 4, 5 and 8, being preferably secured or connected together by means of the usual form of slip-nipple c3, as clearly illustrated in said Fig. 8. As will be seen from Figs. 3 and 4, a series of such T-ittings c are placed on each side of the ash-pit along the sides of the brick setting and are then securely held together by means of tierods d which are passed through said perforated ears or lugs c2, and the several fittings are tightened up by the nuts don the screwthreaded ends of Said tie rods. The first of said fittings c in each section is plugged up with a suitable cap or plate e3 and from the last fitting in each section on the sides of the ash-pit extend the return-pipes Z and Z for bringing the return water from the building back into the heater. Within each throat c of said fittings c is screwed a vertical pipe or tube e, provided at their free ends with elbows c from which extend toward the central line of heater, pipes e2 inclined upwardly at an angle to the plane of the base of the heater. Said inclined pipes or tubes e2 extend to near the middle of the heater, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, and are provided with suitable elbows e3 from which extend the vertical pipes or tubes c4, which terminate and are secured in openings in the under side of suitable header f. Said headers are preferably corrugated, as illustrated in Fig. 2, whereby, when they are placed side by side, as shown, the heat from the fire can pass between them, thereby allowing freedom of expansion and greater heating surface.

Depending from the lower surface of each headerfare any suitable number of drop or pendent tubes f', which, as will be seen from the several figures, project down to near said inclined pipes or tubes e2 and are closed at the bottom. Said drop tubesf may be of' any desired construction, being preferably ot the form and construction illustrated in my previous Letters-Patent, issued December 19, 1893, and numbered 511,230. In the upper side and in the middle of each ot' said headers, communicating with the inside of the headers, I secure short pipes f2, each of which is tapped into the throat g', of T-fittings g, similar to the fittings c described in the above. Said fittings g are secured together to establish communication with one another, in the same manner as the fittings c shown in Fig. S, and are securely held in place by means of the tie-rods h passed through perforated ears or lugs g2 on the opposite sides of said fittings, being held in place by the nuts h on the screw-threaded ends of said rods 7L. The first of said fittings g is plugged up with a suitable cap or plate gf3 and from the last fitting in said series extends an outlet pipe or tube t which leads through the building and finally terminates in the return pipes Z and Z terminating in the last one of the fittings c in each series at the sides of the ash-pit, as has been stated in the above. As will be seen from Figs. 3 and 4, some of said pipes ortubes e may be provided with an ordinary T-joint k which are connected by a pipe 7c for the water to pass through the same, and upon which the grate bars m may be placed. Said pipes, however, may be dispensed with and the grate-bars can be placed in the heater in any other well known manner.

In lieu of the headersfand the independent pipes f2 and the independent fittings g, said pipes and fittings may be dispensed with, and said headers may have a suitable connectionf3 formed integral with the body portion of' the header, said connection expanding at the top, thereby forming a section f4, as will be clearly seen from Figs. G and 7. In the opposite sides of said sectionsf4 are formed the holes f 5, whereby any two of such headers and their sections f4 can be secured together by means of a slip-nipple in the manner ofthe T-ittings c or g, as will be evident. Said sections f4 may be provided with perforated ears or lugs f, for holding the sections and the headers connected therewith in position, by means of suitable tie rods. Sometimes the headers themselves may be provided with ears or lugs fl, in which can be arranged suitable tie rods for securing the headers in place, as will be understood.

By the general arrangement and construction of the several parts comprising my novel form of heating apparatus hereinabove described, it will be seen that I have produced a cheaply constructed and very efficient water heater, in that the several parts can be conveniently handled and put together very quickly. Then again, should any one of the sections become disabled, by removing the tie bolts, any three sections can be disconnected, the disabled section can be removed, and a new one putin position to replace it, and the whole apparatus again steadied by replacing the tie rods. Thus, it is not necessary to disturb the general arrangement and construction of the heater.

A very great advantage is derived by the arrangement of the tubes or pipes e2 running to the center ot the headers f, whereby abetter circulation and supply of water to said headers and hence to the outlet pipe t' is the result.

By the arrangement of the removable front plate b, said plate can be quickly taken off, and the whole inside apparatus exposed to view, and can be removed from the brick setting without tearing down the brick work. Said front plate b is provided with any suitable number of doors b and openings, whereby the ashes can be removed, fresh coal supplied t the fire, and by the arrangement of the large door b2 and the door b3 above it, the heating apparatus can be inspected at any time.

The arrangement ot' the bridge wall a has the advantage that the heat and gases of combustion are retained above the fire and in direct contact with the heating apparatus, the gases being consumed and there can be no disagreeable odors escaping from the furnace.

By my novel arrangement of the heating sections C, it will be seen that with a dccreased arca of space a large increase of heat- ISO Of course it Will be readily perceived that p any number of sections C can be placed side by side and the efficiency and power of the heater can be greatly increased.

When it is desired to use my heating-apparatus as a steam generator, I connect the pipes e and the inclined pipes c2 with a vertical pipe or tube c5, by means of a T-connection e6, as illustrated in Fig. 5. Said pipe terminates in the under side of the header f, and thereby, a circulation of the Water is caused through the headers f, pipes e5, e2 and c4, as Will be understood. In this case, however, the T-fittings g are dispensed With and the headers fare 'in direct communication with a steam dome or reservoir n with which the outlet pipe t' is in direct communication. Thus, this form of heater is Well adapted for the purposes of an efficient steam generator.

It is evident that various changes of construction and in the several arrangements of the piping may be made Without departing from the scope of my present invention, and hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the mechanical construction of the several parts herein shown and described.

Having thus describedy my invention, What I claim is- 1. A heating apparatus provided With a series of sectional fittings c, pipes e extending from said fittings, angularly arranged pipes e2 connected With said pipes e, pipes e4 connected with said pipes e2, and headers f 0n said pipes et, said fittings c being connected, and arranged on each side of the ash pit along the sides of the brick setting to form a support for the apparatus, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A heating apparatus provided With a series of sectional fittings, c, tie-rods d, headers f, and connecting pipes or tubes connecting said fittings With said headers, said fittings c being connected, and arranged oneach side of the ash-pit along the sides of the brick setting to form asupport for the apparatus, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A heating apparatus provided with a series of sectional fittings c, tie rods d connecting said fittings, pipes e extending from said fittings, angularly arranged pipes c2 connected with said pipe c, pipes e4 connected with said pipes e2, and headers f on said pipes e4, said fittings c being connected, and arranged on each side of the ash-pit along the sides of the brick setting to form a support for the apparatus, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 4. A heating apparatus provided With a series of sectional fittings c, headers f, connecting pipes or tubes connecting said fittings with said headers, sectional fittings connected with said headers, and an outlet pipe connected With said fittings, said fittings c being connected, and arranged on each side of the ash-pitalong the sides of thebrick setting to form a support for the apparatus, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. A heating apparatus provided With/a series of sectional fittings c, pipes e extending from said fittings, angularly arranged pipes e2 connected With said pipes e, pipes e4 connected with said pipes c2, headers f on said pipes e4, sectional fittings connected with said headers, andv an outlet pipe connected with said fittings, said fittings c being connected, and arranged on each side of the ash-pit along the sides of the brick setting to form a support for the apparatus, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. A heating apparatus provided with a series of sectional ttings c, tie rods d, headers f, connecting pipes or tubes connecting said fittings with said headers, sectional fittings connected with said headers, tie rods for holding said sectional fittings together, and an outletpipe connected With said "fittings, said fittings c being connected, and arranged on each side of the ash-pit along the sides of the brick .setting to form a support for the apparatus,

substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7V. A heating apparatus provided with a series of sectional fittings c, tie rods d, pipes e extending from said fittings, angularly arranged pipes e2 connected with said pipes e, pipes e4 connected with said pipes e2, headers f on said pipes e4, sectional fittings connected with said headers, tie rods for holding said ttings together, and an outlet pipe connected with said ttings, said fittings c being connected, and arranged on each side of the ashpit along the sides of the brick setting to form a support for the apparatus, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. Y

8. The herein described heating apparatus comprising therein a brick setting having a bridge Walla', a series of sectional fittings c, arranged on ,both sides of the ash pit, means for securing said fittings together, vertical pipes or tubes extending from said ttings, angularly arranged pipes connected with said vertical pipes, extending in pairs toward one another, vertical pipes connected with said angularly set pipes, headers connected with said pipes, and sectional fittings g connected With said headers, provided with means for securing them together, said fittin gs c being connected, and arranged on each side of the ash-pit along the sides of the brick setting to form a support for the apparatus, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 9. A heating apparatus provided with a series of sectional :fittings c, headers f, connecting pipes or tubes connecting said fittings with said headers, and drop tubes or pipes depending from said headers, said fittings c being connected, and arranged on each side of the ash-pit along the sides of the brick setting to form a support for the apparatus, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 10. A heating apparatus provided with a IOO IIO

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series of sectional iittings e, pipes e extending from said fittings, angularly arranged pipes e2 connected with said pipes e, pipes e4 connected with said pipes e2, headers f on said pipes e4, and drop tubes or pipes depending from said headers, said fittings c being connected, and arranged on each side of the ashpit along the sides of the brick setting to form a support for the apparatus, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

l1. A heating apparatus provided with a series of sectional fittings c, headers f, conneeting pipes or tubes connecting said fittings With said headers, drop tubes depending from said headers,seetiona1 fittings connected with said headers, and an outlet pipe connected With said fittings, said fittings e being connected, and arranged on each side of the ash-pit along the sides of the brick setting to form a support for the apparatus, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

12. A heating apparatus provided with a series of sectional fittings c, pipes e cxtending from said fittings, angularly arranged pipes e2 connected with said pipes pipes e4 connected with said pipes e2, headersfon said pipes e4, drop tubes or pipes depending from said headers, sectional fittings connected with said headers, and an outlet pipe connected with said fittings, said fittings c being eon neeted, and arranged on each side of the ashpit along the sides of the brick setting to form a support for the apparatus, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand' this 28th day of November, 1893.

EDWARD R. SOLEAU.

1Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, ISAAC F. Ron. 

